Is it me or is this light basically a fenix e01 with slightly deeper “reflector”?
The fenix “reflector” seems to be a little cleaner beam imo, but i only have a handful of them to compare 3 fenix / 4 sofirn. I had put rngwn sourced in the fenix without soldering for easy to change leds for tinkering. Has worked well.
Btw, on fenix one had no oring, and all were potted. The potting makes a little shelf for the next led if you get the orig led removed cleanly.
One fenix had gooey uncured or false cured epoxy.
Two of my sofirn (black) lights are potted, i recommend “cracking” the pot seal with channel lock or carefully set visegrips (and isolating layer) before trying to push out led/ driver, especially if pulling from driver side, if not, see earlier pics of drivers and their bits separated from failed extractions (my first fenix at to much $$$…was torn up in likewise manner)
Hey… is trump the potting compound splitting (tearing) us all apart, leaving the bits scattered and broken on two sides…
Dang it…Couldn’t “resist” that. I should’ve kept it “light”.
What a circus! Minus the entertainment factor. Glad i have a hobby to keep “focused” on…
Sorry.
Anyhow, back to the first point, the inside bits look very similar to my fenix e01. Output may be more on the fenix lights?? (Estimation based on non scientific testing)
The only obvious difference on the driver is what i think is called an “inductor”. Of course that is just a flash visual comparison.
Sheesh.
Lastly a question… was the old blf yuji 5mm a single mode also? And how were they side by side to fenix e01? Now my genius is kicking in, the names are similar! c01, e01…whaaaa
I would really like a driver like nitecore tube or klaurus mi2 (not sure model#) in the form factor of aaa tube light like c01/e01.
Btw2, the fenix heads and sofirn heads appear to be interchangeable, in my extensive one light testing.